Ministers at a Cabinet meeting discussed restriction measures earlier today.
It's understood that mass gatherings of more than 5000 people could remain banned in Ireland until August
The decision was taken by Ministers at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning.
Local authorities have been advised by Government that event promoters should be informed that events requiring licences in excess of 5,000 will not be considered for the period up to the end of August #covid19
— Fergus O'Dowd (@Fergusodowd) April 21, 2020
A ban on mass gatherings until August or even September would mean the cancellation of all the summers gigs, music festivals and possibly events like the National Ploughing Championship.
While major sports fixtures would also be postponed.
Health Minister Simon Harris has previously warned that it's "highly unlikely we're going to be seeing very large kind of mass gatherings this year".
Mass gatherings of people have been restricted since March 12th when Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced indoor gatherings of more than 100 people should be cancelled and outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people should be cancelled.
Far stricter measures have been introduced since then.
